Question follow-through · 123477
Water Companies: Accountability
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her department has had with Ofwat, the Environment Agency, and Natural England regarding the application of the duty of candour to water companies in relation to the d
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 24 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 13 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 13 Apr 2026 · 20 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
24 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her department has had with Ofwat, the Environment Agency, and Natural England regarding the application of the duty of candour to water companies in relation to the d
13 Apr 2026
Target answer date
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13 Apr 2026
Answer published
The Government set out its new vision for water through a White Paper published on 20 January 2026. To truly turn around the water sector we need the right people in to do the job. We want the sector to be attractive to high quality senior leaders, acting...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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